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Name:

Profession:

Year of Birth:

Donal O’Connor

Civil/Structural Engineer

1960

Qualifications: BE (Civil) Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (H 1) NUI Galway 1982

MBA Master of Business Administration (H 2.1) Dublin City University 1993

Memberships: CEng

MEI Chartered Member of Engineers Ireland

CIWEM Member of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

MACEI

MIStructE

Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers

Member of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland

Summary of Experience

� Water and Wastewater Engineering - Preliminary & Detailed Design & Site Supervision.

� Project Management.

� Structural & Civil Engineering (Buildings) – Design & Site Supervision.

� Marine Works and Heavy Civil Engineering Structures - Design & Site Supervision.

� Company Management - strategic, financial and organisational.

� Management of Engineering Design Teams.

Experience

2009 - to date Director PHM Consulting, Limerick & London

� Inverness Mews, London - Structural Design and Project Management of refurbishment of commercial property.

� Stavordale Lodge, Melbury Road, Kensington, London - Design and Project Management of refurbishment of

reinforced concrete basement car park waterproofing system.

� Campden Hill Road, Kensington, London -Design and Project Management of roof refurbishment to existing

building.

� Cloyne Meadows, Cloyne, Co. Cork - Preparation of report on reduction of bond and taking in charge of 70 unit

housing development.

� Brackvoan, Bruff, Co. Limerick - Preparation of report on pollution incident at sewage pumping station and

recommendations for improvements to station.

� PHM Consulting Financial Control.

2007 - 2009 Dep. Managing Director WYG (Ireland) Ltd. Responsible for managing WYG Engineering in Ireland, in conjunction with the Managing Director, with approx. 500

staff and turnover of €50M. Particular responsibility for Civil, Structures and Mechanical & Electrical Disciplines within

Engineering Group.

2004 - 2007 Managing Director PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers Ltd.

Responsible for managing PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers, with approx. 190 staff and turnover of approx. €20M.

Project Director for:

� N22 Macroom Bypass;

� Ballyvaughan Doolin & Corofin WWTW DBO Contract;

� Shannon Airport Water Supply Scheme Upgrade.

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1995 - 2004 Director, PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers

Project Director/Project Manager for projects including:

Dublin Bay Project, Deputy Project Manager

(Two contracts procured on DBO basis)

Client: Dublin City Council.

Consultants: McCarthy Hyder Consultants Ltd.

Value: €245M.

Wastewater treatment works (1.7 million pop. equiv.)

procured using design build and operate contract.

Advance sludge driers also procured using separate DBO

contract.

Ballyvaughan, Doolin & Corofin Wastewater Treatment

Works (DBO Contract), €11.0M

Client: Clare Co. Council

Value: €11.0M

Responsible for the preparation of tender documents for

bundle of 3 new wastewater works for the villages of

Ballyvaughan, Doolin and Corofin in County Clare.

Contract was Design, Build and Operate.

State Laboratory & Dept of Agriculture Research

Laboratories, Backweston, Celbridge, Co. Kildare.

Client: OPW

Architects: OPW New Works 3 & RKD Architects

Value: €154M

37,500m² laboratory buildings and ancillary facilities.

Civil design of infrastructure for site included

transportation assessment; upgrade of existing public

roads and design of internal roads; design of foul and

surface water systems, including attenuation pond; and

water supply system, including water storage for the site.

St. Catherine’s Church, Dublin

Client: CORE.

Architect: Paul Arnold Architects.

Value: €2.0M

Project Director for structural design which included:

the installation of structural steel framework resin-bolted

to the front pediment (from within the roof-space) to

laterally restrain the pediment which is 100mm out-of-

plumb over its 5.0m height; design of timber truss and

purlin end replacement details; upgrading of existing

gallery floors to take office and church loading.

Doolin Coastline – close to outfall location

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Other Projects

Water

� Lissycasey Group Water Scheme Preliminary Report (2004) €1.5M

� Dysart & Toonagh Group Water Scheme Preliminary Report (2004) €1.0M

� St. Mullins Group Water Scheme Preliminary Report (2004) €0.9M

Wastewater and Surface Water

� Ballyvaughan & Corofin Sewerage Schemes Preliminary Report, Co. Clare €12.0M

� Doolin Sewerage Scheme Preliminary Report, Co. Clare €3.8M

� Labasheeda, Cooraclare & Carrigaholt Sewerage Schemes Preliminary Report (2005) €13.0M

� Caherconlish Wastewater Treatment Plant (2000pe), Co Limerick. €0.7M

� Naas Surface Water Study, Kildare.

Waste Management

� South East Waste Management Plan – PPP Aspects

Commercial

� Filtertek Cleanroom Facility, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick €1.5M

� Newcastlewest Business Park €4.0M

� Clondrinagh Industrial Park, Limerick €3.0M

� Crofton Rd, Dun Laoghaire Residential/Commercial Dev., Co. Dublin €7.0M

Housing

� Castletroy Housing Project (249 Units)

� Two-Mile-Borris Housing Scheme, Clonmel (15 Units)

� Dundrum Housing Scheme, Co. Tipperary (54 Units)

� Boherduff Housing Scheme, Co. Tipperary (40 Units)

� Murroe Housing Scheme, Co. Limerick (48 Units)

� Housing at Long Lane, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal (42 Units)

1991 – 1995 Senior Project Engineer/Associate, PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers

Project Engineer for projects including:

Dun Laoghaire Ferry Terminal Building, Co. Dublin,

€25.4M

Client: Department of the Marine

Architect: Burke-Kennedy Doyle Architects

Value: €25.4M

Responsible for the structural design of a new a airport-

style terminal building with an area of 7100m2. This

involves the design of the part-demolition and

refurbishment of the existing terminal building which was

then integrated with a new arrivals/departures building of

3,000m2. Design also included a public plaza and

underground car park with a total capacity of 100 cars.

Pier 3/4 Redevelopment at Rosslare Harbour, Co.

Wexford (Design Build Project)

Client: Uniform Construction/Irish Rail

Value: €5.8M

Responsible for the design of a new pier extension,

comprising a series of 15.5m L x 9m W x 11m H

reinforced concrete caissons. The 190m long pier

extension has a 50m projection at the south end and a

30m return at the north end and incorporates a new

berth and a linkspan foundation for the Sea Lynx

Catamaran. The south end provides a new conventional

ferry berth.

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Other Projects

Wastewater

� Foxdale/St. Johns Sewerage Scheme, Isle of Man, €0.6M.

� Assistant Project Manager and Senior design team member for preparation of Preliminary Report for

Ringsend Sewage Treatment Works Expansion, comprising Secondary Treatment including activated

sludge with diffused air aeration. Population equivalent 1.7 Million, €127.0M

Housing

� Water and Drainage design for Housing Dev., Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, €0.7M

1990 – 1991 Senior Project Engineer, PH McCarthy Consulting Engineers, Douglas, Isle of Man

Senior Project Engineer, with responsibility for Civil and Structural Design:

Health

� EMI Units, Ballamona Hospital, Douglas, €6.4M

� Jane Crookall Hospital, Douglas, €3.5M

Education

� Saddlestone School, Douglas, €2.8M

Waste Management

� Raggatt Landfill site incl. Preparation of all Contract Documents, €0.9M

� Landfill Development at Ballacallow, Isle of Man – Phase 1 and 2, €10.6M

1988 – 1990 Design Engineer, Curtins, Consulting Engineers, Douglas, Isle of Man

Design Engineer, with responsibility for Civil and Structural Design:

Commercial

� Two four storey office blocks in reinforced concrete

� Outline Design of two five storey Office Blocks with large storage area attached

� Many smaller assignments consisting of the refurbishment of old buildings and the design of structural

elements for the alteration of buildings.

� Survey of the condition of existing buildings.

Housing

� Design of Sheltered Housing Scheme with 42 units

1982 – 1988 Graduate and Design Engineer, Dublin County Council, Dublin

Water

� Design Engineer in Water Design Section with responsibility for surveying, designing and costing of water

supply networks, along with design of County Dublin Water Metering Scheme.

� Plant Engineer in charge of Leixlip Water Treatment Plant (Output 20Mgd) with responsibility for quality

and quantity of water produced, maintenance and management of treatment plant and management of

staff.

Wastewater

� Maintenance and Pollution Control Engineer in North County Dublin Drainage Section with responsibility

for management of Swords and Malahide WWTWs and eight smaller wastewater treatment plants

including sludge handling facilities, control of water pollution in North County Dublin and the enforcement

of the Water Pollution Act (1977) in the area.

Papers, Publications & Other Involvements

I. O’Connor, D (2006) “Water Services National Development Programme”. Paper to IMI Conference on

Infrastructural Development.

II. O’Connor, D. (2001) “The Potential of Public Private Partnerships”. Paper to Kilkenny Conference on Waste

Management.

III. Part-time lecturer in Bolton Street, Dublin Institute of Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment

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Technology.

IV. O’Connor, D., Hand, M.G. and Marks, R. (1996) “Dun Laoghaire Harbour Ferry Terminal Development”.

Paper to the Institution of Engineers of Ireland.

V. O’Connor, D. (1993) “A Strategic Analysis of the Consulting Engineering Sector in Ireland”, MBA Dissertation.